Question

    Once upon a time, there was a little candle standing in a room ______ other candles. Most of other candles were much ______ and more beautiful than her. She had no idea ______ she was there, and the other candles made her feel rather ______ and not important. She wanted to leave away.

When the sun went down and the room began to get ______, she noticed a man walking ______ her with a box of matches (火柴). She thought that the man was going to set her on fire. No, no! she cried ______, ―Don’t ______ me, please! But she knew that she could not be heard, so she got prepared for the pain that would surely follow.

To ______ surprise, the room was full of light. She wondered where it came from ______ the man extinguished (熄灭) his fire stick. To her ______, she realized that the light came from her. Then the man struck another match and, one by one, lit the other ______ in the room. Each one gave out the same light.  Over the next few hours, she ______ that her wax(蜡) was beginning to flow slowly. She knew that she would ______ die, and finally understood why she had been created. My ______ in my life is to give out light until I die, she said. And that’s exactly what she did.

1.A.covered with B.filled with C.filled in D.covered in

2.A.larger B.easier C.hotter D.smaller

3.A.when B.where C.what D.why

4.A.perfect B.free C.awful D.happy

5.A.shiny B.dark C.clear D.thick

6.A.around B.from C.toward D.behind

7.A.in time B.in fear C.in danger D.in control

8.A.burn B.leave C.pull D.fight

9.A.his B.he C.she D.her

10.A.since B.if C.while D.though

11.A.regret B.sadness C.shame D.happiness

12.A.candles B.books C.posters D.crayons

13.A.repaired B.noticed C.faced D.hoped

14.A.only B.still C.soon D.just

15.A.duty B.dream C.result D.plan

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.A

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要介绍了一个小蜡烛也能发光发亮的故事。小蜡烛因为别的蜡烛比自己漂亮而有些自卑，但是太阳下山以后，一个人把它点亮之后照亮了屋子后慢慢找回了自信，最后实现了自己人生的意义。

1.句意：有一支小蜡烛站在一间满是其它蜡烛的房间里。

covered with用……盖住；filled with装满；filled in填写；covered in遮盖住，根据所给空前面的“a room”和后面的“other candles”可知，应该是满是其它蜡烛的房间，故选B。

2.句意：其他大多数蜡烛都比她大得多，也比她漂亮得多。

larger较大的；easier较容易的；hotter较热的；smaller较小的，根据后文“She wanted to leave away”可知，应该是其它蜡烛比它大，故选A。

3.句意：她不知道她为什么在那。

when什么时候；where在哪里；what什么；why为什么，根据前文“She had no idea”和后文“she was there”可知，应该是为什么，故选D。

4.句意：其他的蜡烛让她觉得很难受，不重要。

perfect完美的；free自由的；awful可怕的；happy开心的，根据前文“more beautiful than her”和后文的“not important”可知，应该是难受的，故选C。

5.句意：当太阳下山，房间开始变黑时。

shiny有光的；dark黑的；clear清晰的；thick厚的，根据前文“When the sun went down and the room”可知，房间开始变黑了，故选B。

6.句意：她注意到一个男人拿着一盒火柴朝她走来。

around在……周围；from从；toward朝着，向着；behind在……后面，根据前文“walking”和后文的“her”可知，应该是朝她走来，故选C。

7.句意：她害怕得哭了。

in time及时；in fear恐惧，害怕；in danger处于危险之中；in control在控制之下，根据前文“she cried”可知，应该是害怕得哭了，故选B。

8.句意：请不要烧我！

burn燃烧；leave离开；pull拉；fight战斗，根据前文“there was a little candle”可知，应该是不要点燃我，故选A。

9.句意：使她惊讶的是。

his他的；he他；she她；her她的，根据固定搭配to one’s surprise“使某人惊讶的是”，排除B和C，由前文“she cried”可知，应该用her，故选D。

10.句意：她想知道自从那人扑灭了他的火柴棍后，光是从哪里来的。

since自从；if如果；while当……时；though虽然，根据前文“where it came from”和后文“the man extinguished (熄灭) his fire stick”可知，应该是自从，故选A。

11.句意：使她开心的是，光是来自于她。

regret后悔；sadness伤心；shame遗憾；happiness开心，根据固定搭配to one’s+名词意为“使某人……”，由后文“she realized that the light came from her.”可知，应该是开心，故选D。

12.句意：点燃了房间里的其它的蜡烛。

candles蜡烛；books书；posters海报；crayons蜡笔，根据前文“lit the other”可知，应该是点燃其它的蜡烛，故选A。

13.句意：在接下来的几个小时里，她注意到她的蜡开始缓慢流动。

repaired修理；noticed注意；faced面对；hoped希望，根据后文“her wax(蜡) was beginning to flow slowly”可知，应该是注意到，故选B。

14.句意：她知道她不久就会死了。

only只有；still仍然，还；soon不久；just刚刚，根据前文“her wax(蜡) was beginning to flow slowly”和后文“die, and finally understood why she had been created”可知，应该是不久，故选C。

15.句意：我生命中的责任是发光直到我死。

duty责任；dream梦想；result结果；plan计划，根据后文“is to give out light until I die”可知，应该是责任，故选A。